salary

A reader writes: I’m a manager of a large team, and I recently found myself in a disagreement about an issue with another manager: Should an employee have to ask in order to get a raise? I’ve always felt it’s incredibly important for employees to ask for the raises they want — ideally, that means […]

A reader writes: I’m currently unemployed. I’m in a final interview for a position. I’ve already had a first interview and a writing test. The company then asked me to send my salary requirements or current salary before the interview. My reaction was fury. Just pure fury because I think this is a dick move. They clearly […]

Negotiating salary for a new job can be complicated and stressful. How do you know how much to ask for? What if you ask for too much and the employer pulls the offer? When do you even bring it up and what do you say? At U.S. News & World Report today, I answer all […]

A reader writes: I was recently interviewed for a job I was very excited about. I completed an online application for the job, and I know the starting wage was what I was looking for. When I looked at the job posting a few days later, the starting pay was gone. I didn’t think anything […]

A reader writes: I’ve been at my current job for six months, working for a environmental nonprofit as an educator/administrator. When I was offered the position, it was made very clear to me that I would be non-exempt, which makes a big difference because there are three weeks each year when I work 24 hours/day, […]

A reader writes: I had a wonderful phone interview that lead to an in-person interview. Both went extremely well and the job is one that interests me. However, at the end of the interview, I was asked for a ballpark salary requirement, which I gave along with the standard caveat that I would want to […]

A reader writes: I wondered if readers could share stories about successfully refusing to share their salary history. It’s advice I hear all the time, and that makes sense, but having just been hired by a sizable corporation, it’s hard for me to imagine getting companies to go against their own policies. Aside from simply […]

A reader writes: My question is about salary, bonuses, and gifts from bosses. I’ve been at my company for four years; I do mostly administrative work in a legal department at a large, prestigious international organization. When I started, I made the mistake of not asking for enough money — I was just desperate to […]

If you’re wondering why you can’t seem to get a raise, it’s worth looking at why your salary hasn’t been raised. In many cases, understanding why your paycheck has stagnated can help you figure out the path to increasing it. At U.S. News & World Report today, I talk about the most common reasons I see […]

A reader writes: I’ve been working at my current company for about nine months. I applied for a different internal position at my workplace. The HR department’s last response to me was that they were still deciding and would get back to me, because they had taken longer than they had originally expected to decide. […]